Such a palace banquet, unless the real county lord of the princely mansion, a noble girl of Chang Lingyan's status is not qualified to participate at all. And today, the nobles in the Chang family's mansion almost poured out of the nest, and Chang Lingyan was dressed up with ulterior motives, and the wives present whispered, so they were a little suspicious, and they were even more tacit about the intentions of the Lian family.

After the last birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager, the Chang family produced a queen, today, what is the royal family's plan?

The family members of the officials who wanted to take advantage of the fact that they had a low official position and wanted to take advantage of this stepped forward to surround the Lian family and Chang Lingyan, and with endless flattery, Chang Lingyan praised Chang Lingyan in favor of a Yaochi fairy.

After a few gossips with several acquaintances in the court, Chang Lehou asked them about Chu Mubai's news. Chu Mubai is now a hot young talent in the Chang'an Dynasty, and he is the righteous son of his fourth sister, he has a little plan in his heart, wanting to bring this relationship closer.

Chu Mubai arrived at the Qianqing Palace in time, he was not very suitable for the officialdom in the capital, and he was tired of welcoming and sending him off, so he deliberately came late.

Shao Ziqing advised him that although he had made great achievements, he should be humble and cautious, and not be too cold, so as not to be rumored that he relied on the power of the queen and was arrogant.

Ziqing's words hit his heart, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the Qianqing Palace, when he was surrounded by a group of officials, he didn't dare to continue to be serious, smiled politely and thoughtfully, but didn't say much.

Shao Ziqing is by his side, he is at ease, all kinds of humor, and he is obviously like a fish in water.

They came just right, Chang Lehou leaned over, and before he could open his mouth to say hello, the eunuch raised a sharp voice and announced: "The empress dowager has arrived, the empress dowager has arrived, the emperor has arrived, and the queen has ......arrived."

One after another, it came in, and everyone hurriedly prostrated on the ground in the order of respect and humility, shouting long live.

Skirting, ringing Ding Dong, Mo Guhan was surrounded in a ring of fat swallows and thinness, and slowly walked into the Qianqing Palace, wearing a dazzling red gold thread embroidered auspicious cloud golden dragon dragon robe, heroic as Tingyue, high-spirited, eyebrows and eyes flying.

Yuehua is dressed in a bright red splendid phoenix robe, with long hair and high curls, tied up with a nine-tailed phoenix crown, and an oblique hairpin with a gorse hairpin, graceful and elegant, and indescribably expensive.

Mo Guhan was in a good mood today, raised his hand to pardon, all the officials were flat, they all found a suitable position to sit down, and immediately a eunuch read the decree according to the cumbersome old practice. The gist is that the wind and rain are smooth in the past year, the country and the people are safe, the civil and military officials are for the country and the people, they do their best, and they are rewarded with great efforts, and then the emperor is grateful for the merits, rewards the royal banquet, and the hundred officials celebrate together.

After the will was read, the hundred officials kowtowed and sat down. There will be a bell music ringing in a moment, the momentum is magnificent, there are military generals and soldiers dressed up in the palace mermaids run into, in the hall like a marching array and dance, implying that Chang'an is peaceful and prosperous.

After the dance, everyone applauded, and Mo Guhan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said a few auspicious words according to the old practice, and the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet officially began.

Fruits, meals, wine and delicacies, pastries and cakes are served in the same way, a total of one hundred and nine products, piled up on the Golden Dragon banquet table, dazzling, and the dishes are fragrant.

Mo Guhan gave three glasses of wine, all the ministers drank together, and once again knelt down and thanked the emperor for his kindness, and Mo Guhan passed Chu Mubai to him alone as a reward.

Chu Mu Bailong walked in a tiger step, paced to the golden dragon banquet table nine steps away, respectfully knelt down Dan Fan to listen to the order, lowered his eyelids from beginning to end, and did not dare to look up.

Yuehua smiled lightly, sitting at the place where Mo Gu Han was headed, and he only looked at his nose and nose, and he didn't dare to wander around.

"I ascended the throne when I was young, and the surrounding countries bullied me when I was young, and repeatedly violated the border of my Chang'an Dynasty, and the ambition of the wolf son was clearly revealed, and it was the autumn of life and death. God bless Chang'an, I was blessed by the Empress Dowager Yide, carefully taught, and the general Chu Lingchuan was born and died, and kept my peace and tranquility for several years.

It's just the battle of Xiliang, General Chu unfortunately died, and the three important towns of Chang'an were invaded by Xiliang. I didn't expect that the generals on the border would actually collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, causing countless soldiers in Chang'an to spill their blood at the border pass.

Today, I am fortunate to have the virtuous queen Chu Yuehua, expose the conspiracy of the enemy country, recommend Chu Mubai for my use, the long sword is unsheathed, and all the lost lands in Chang'an are recovered, and they have won successes one after another.

I am very pleased, and I specially gave Chu Mubai as the general of Taiping, in charge of 50,000 Taiping troops, and always ensure that the people of Chang'an live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no longer the suffering of war.

Today, on the day of the celebration of the whole country, the country and the people are safe, and I feel more and more that peace is not easy, and I am specially given 1,000 taels of gold, 10 jewels, 100 brocades, 500 altars of fine wine, and a general's mansion. On behalf of the displaced border people, I thank General Taiping! A glass of wine to the general! ”

The palace people respectfully presented the wine, Chu Mubai still did not raise his head, kowtowed to thank him, and then took the wine glass and drank it all before retreating.

Then Mo Guhan announced that several meritorious ministers stepped forward, and they also had rewards, or added officials to knighthoods, or gold and silver mansions.

After that, the banquet was a little casual, and the people of the Nanfu music team began to enter, and the hall was playing, playing, singing, wearing neon clothes and feathers, and the seats were staggered, and there was a harmonious music.

Mo Guhan picked up the wine glass in his hand, and together with Yuehua, he first saluted the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and then the concubines, according to their positions, and gave wine one by one.

The alcohol content is very low, but the aroma of the wine is very sweet, and Yuehua is only sipping her red lips, making a appearance, and she doesn't dare to be greedy for a cup. Her eyes slowly swept across the hall, and she stayed on the daughters of the Chang family for a moment, feeling extremely uneasy, especially when she saw Chang Lingyan's eye-catching outfit.

She didn't know that the Empress Dowager had invited several noble daughters of the Chang family to attend today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and as soon as she stepped into the Qianqing Palace today, she was a little secretly shocked when she remembered what the Empress Dowager said some time ago. Could it be that she is going to marry in public today? If she really said what she said, in front of everyone's eyes, even the emperor would give her some affection, and she didn't dare to refute it, wouldn't it be a boat?

She was absentmindedly coping with the banquet in the palace, smiling decently and majestically, and began to think about countermeasures secretly, how could the Empress Dowager dispel such thoughts?

It's not that she has any opinion of the Chang family's cousins, but that she is afraid that Chu Mubai will be controlled by the Chang family in the future. In addition, after the Empress Dowager, if Mo Guhan really can't tolerate the Chang family, then Chu Mubai will definitely be implicated. In particular, the second uncle often went to the righteous mansion to marry the daughter-in-law.

She was at a loss for a while, and she was helpless.

Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, when the Empress Dowager was talking to Mo Guhan, the wind of conversation began to turn towards Chu Mubai.

"General Chu has made great contributions to my Chang'an this time, and the emperor has rewarded Nuoduo with gold, silver and jewelry, but only neglected the most important one."

"Oh?" Mo Guhan raised his eyebrows slightly: "My grandson didn't think it through, and I asked the imperial grandmother to make it clear." ”

The Empress Dowager looked at Yuehua and stretched out her hand: "The emperor will ask your queen, and she will definitely know." ”

Mo Guhan turned his head to look at Yuehua with an interested expression: "The queen will tell me, where did I negligent?" ”

Yuehua didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would push such an errand of "throwing bricks and leading jade" to herself, if she followed her wishes, Mo Guhan would inevitably think that she and the Empress Dowager had a tacit understanding and were complicit; If you pretend to be stupid, it won't help.

Fortunately, Yuehua has been thinking about this issue for the past two days, and she has a preliminary plan in her heart. She knew that if the Empress Dowager really proposed marriage, she would have no way to stop her, and the best result would be to retreat to the second best place, and take the lead in proposing candidates from the daughters of the Chang family, and strike first.

She also knows many cousins in the Chang family, and she also hearsays about everyone's temperament and temperament, and her favorite is Chang Lingxi.

First of all, Ling Xi's temperament is like a ball of cotton, soft and warm, and he is also good friends with himself. Secondly, she is the eldest daughter of Changle Hou's Mansion, Changle Hou is in name only, and she is not taken seriously by Mo Guhan, so she will not be too jealous.

There is another very important reason, if she doesn't make the decision for Ling Xi, she is in the hands of the Lian family, and it is difficult to guarantee that the Lian family will not repeat the old tricks and harm her in the future. If you have to choose one of the daughters of the Chang family to marry Chu Mubai, there is no doubt that Chang Lingxi will be there.

It's just that today, the Lian family only brought Chang Lingyan into the palace, and Chang Lingxi was not in front of him, how could he speak without a trace?

Seeing that she was silent, the Empress Dowager seemed to be hesitating, and her face was slightly displeased, and she lowered her head and rubbed a smooth and transparent jade bracelet on her wrist, and said meaningfully: "Why, hasn't the queen thought about it yet?" ”

Yuehua pretended to joke: "It's true that I haven't thought about it yet, and I don't know if I should say it." After all, today the emperor has given his righteous brother Chu Mubai a lot of rewards, if Yuehua doesn't know what to do, she greedily asks for something from the emperor, lest she be blamed. ”

Mo Guhan didn't know what kind of medicine the Empress Dowager was selling in the gourd, but seeing that she and Yuehua were talking like a sharp edge, they couldn't figure it out, and the dark tide was surging between the two, and the atmosphere was a little dignified, frowning and said: "Let's let me hear it, and forgive you for your innocence." ”

Yuehua pursed her lips and smiled: "Brother Yuehua has been stationed at the border for the past five years, and there is no one around him who knows cold and hot, so Yuehua has the courage to ......."

As soon as he was halfway through his words, he heard a soft cry from His Highness, interrupting Yuehua's words and attracting everyone's attention.